England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, 2012

Police and Crime Commissioner elections, 2012

15 November 2012

37 Police and Crime Commissioners in England 4 Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales Turnout 15.1%   First party Second party Third party   Leader David Cameron Ed Miliband Party Conservative Labour Independent Leader since 6 December 2005 25 September 2010 Popular vote 1,480,323 1,716,024 1,238,983 Commissioners 16 13 12

The 41 police force areas within England and Wales where elections were held

The 2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November.^[1][2] The direct election of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012^[3] but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords.^[4] The Government considers the elected Commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace".^[5] The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth, Corby and Manchester Central, and a mayoral election in Bristol.

Police and Crime Commissioner elections were for 41 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales;^[6] only the City of London Police and Metropolitan Police were not involved (the elected Mayor of London is classed as the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police Area, while the Court of Common Council fulfils the role for the City Police^[7]). Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners did not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.

The elections were marked by very low turnouts, between 10–20%, and numbers of spoilt votes (somewhat higher than other elections under the same voting system^[8][9]), sparking a debate about their legitimacy and organisation.^[10] The day after the election, former Home Secretary Charles Clarke suggested that, because of the low turnout and high number of spoilt ballot papers, there was no popular mandate for the new commissioners. The Electoral Commission said that it would be reviewing the results.^[11]

Election details

England and Wales Police and Crime Commission voter turnout in 2012.

Commissioners have a set four-year term of office and a maximum of two terms.^[12]

The election used the supplementary vote system: voters marked the ballot paper with their first and second choices of candidate. If no candidate got a majority of first preference votes, the top two candidates went on to a second round in which second preference votes of the eliminated candidates were allocated to them to produce a winner. This is the system used to elect London's mayor.^[13] Section 57 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 directs that the voting system is First past the post if there are only two candidates for a specific Commissioner region. (This was the case in the North Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Dyfed-Powys police force areas)^[14]

A dedicated website was launched providing information on all candidates^[15] from which voters could request hardcopy information leaflets printed to order.^[16][17]

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in England and Wales (except London) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 15 November 2012 were entitled to vote in the PCC elections.^[18] Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) could still vote in the PCC elections.^[19] Those who were registered to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who has a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) were entitled to vote in the PCC elections at both addresses, as long as they were not in the same police force area.^[20]

The deadline to register to vote in the PCC elections was midnight on Wednesday 31 October 2012, though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 8 November 2012 to register.^[21] Nominations for candidates closed at midday on Friday 19 October 2012, and the official list of nominated candidates was published on Tuesday 23 October 2012.^[22]

Electoral Commission

On 11 September 2012 the Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog in the UK, announced it would run a public awareness campaign from Monday 22 October 2012 until polling day 15 November 2012. A booklet was sent to every household in England and Wales with factual information on the PCC elections. The Commission also published a briefing note setting out the steps that needed to be taken to ensure the Police and Crime Commissioner elections were well run.^[23] Jenny Watson, Chair of the Electoral Commission, said: "While we don’t agree with the decisions taken by the Government about how to make people aware of these elections, it’s now time to focus on making the arrangements work for voters."^[24]

Party positions

Liberal Democrat Candidates in England and Wales.

UKIP Candidates in England and Wales.

Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded candidates in all 41 elections, while the Liberal Democrats fielded 24 candidates (all in England) and UKIP fielded 23 candidates in England and one in North Wales. The English Democrats fielded five candidates, the Green Party had just one candidate, and the British Freedom Party also had one candidate. Plaid Cymru did not stand any candidates for the four Welsh constabularies. There were 57 other candidates; 54 stood as independents and three stood under other labels (Justice and Anti-Corruption, Campaign to Stop Politicians Running Policing and Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief).

Party funding

Candidates standing for election were required to post a £5,000 deposit, which was returned if they received at least 5 per cent of the vote.

The Labour Party initially considered not fielding candidates under party colours in favour of independent candidates, claiming that running candidates would politicise police forces.^[25] However the party later changed its position, letting candidates stand as Labour candidates and funding their deposits.

The Conservative Party Central Office did not provide any funding for Conservative candidates, leaving them either to fund deposits out of their own pockets or to be funded by local Conservative associations.^[26]

The Liberal Democrats Federal Executive Committee voted against providing funds for regional parties who wished to stand candidates.^[27]

Turnout

In August 2012 the Electoral Reform Society predicted that Government mishandling of the elections was likely to lead to the lowest election turnout in UK peacetime history.^[28]

Turnout was low for the elections across England and Wales: below 20% in most areas^[29] — with a total turnout of 15.1%. Lack of information (both on the election itself and from the candidates) and the November timing of the election were cited as reasons for the low turnout.^[30] It was also argued that the election should have been held on the same day as local elections.^[31]

Results

Summary

Summary of the November 2012 England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election results

Political Party		1st Round				2nd Round				Commissioners
		Candidates	Votes	%	Elected	Candidates	Votes	%	Elected	No.	%
	Conservative	41	1,480,323	27.63%	3	26	1,311,815	38.42%	13	16	39%
	Labour	41	1,716,024	32.03%	5	22	1,081,718	31.68%	8	13	32%
	Independent	52	1,238,983	23.13%	0	16	932,706	27.32%	11	11	27%
	Other	3	86,166	1.61%	0	2	87,879	2.57%	1	1	2%
	Liberal Democrat	24	383,887	7.17%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0%
	UKIP	24	375,587	7.01%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0%
	English Democrats	5	59,308	1.11%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0%
	British Freedom	1	8,675	0.16%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0%
	Green	1	8,484	0.16%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0%
Total		192	5,357,437	100.00%	8	66	3,414,118	100.00%	33	41	100%
Rejected Votes
Eliminated Votes			0
Total Polled
Electorate			36,291,447
Turnout			15%

England

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

• Bob Ashford was the original Labour candidate,^[32][33] but stood down on 8 August due to a conviction, received when aged 13,^[34][35] and was replaced by Dr John Savage, a businessman who chairs a local NHS hospital trust.^[36]
• Cllr Pete Levy was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[37]
• Cllr Ken Maddock, former leader of Somerset County Council, was the Conservative candidate.^[38][39]
• Sue Mountstevens, a Bristol magistrate, was an independent candidate.^[40]
• Ian Kealey was selected as the UKIP candidate, but withdrew.^[41]

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [42][43][44]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Sue Mountstevens	83,985	35.81%	41,719	125,704	​ ​
	Conservative	Ken Maddock	57,094	24.35%	10,748	67,842	​ ​
	Labour	John Savage	49,989	21.32%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Pete Levy	43,446	18.53%			​ ​
Turnout			234,514	18.82%
Rejected ballots			9,190	3.77%
Total votes			243,704	19.56%
Registered electors			1,246,031
	Independent win

Breakdown of turnout

The turnout is broken down as follows:

Number	Explanation
234,514[42]	Total ballots verified and counted and valid
9,190[42][43]	Spoilt ballots
243,704[42][43]	Total ballots verified and counted
338[42]	Ballot papers not counted
244,042[42][43]	Total ballots verified (initial estimate)
79	Revision after South Gloucestershire Council figure changed to 33,512[44] from 33,591[42]
243,963[44]	Total ballots verified (after South Gloucestershire Council revision)

Bedfordshire Police

Olly Martins

• Kevin Carroll stood for the British Freedom Party.^[37]
• Linda Jack, a teacher, stood for the Liberal Democrats.
• Olly Martins was the Labour candidate.^[32][45]
• Jas Parmar, a former police officer, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Mezanur Rashid, a community worker, was an independent candidate.^[46]

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [47][48][49]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Olly Martins	27,947	34.03%	8,011	35,958	​ ​
	Conservative	Jas Parmar	26,226	31.93%	5,874	32,100	​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Jack	11,205	13.64%			​ ​
	British Freedom	Kevin Carroll	8,675	10.56%			​ ​
	Independent	Mezanur Rashid	8,076	9.83%			​ ​
Turnout			82,129	17.75%
Rejected ballots			2,041	2.42%
Total votes			84,170	18.19
Registered electors			462,823
	Labour win

Breakdown of turnout

The turnout is broken down as follows:

Number	Explanation
82,129[50]	Total ballots verified (initial estimate)
2,041	Spoilt ballots (=3[51] + 874[51] + 26[51] + 4488[51] + 2211[51])
84,170[51]	Total ballots verified (final estimate)

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

• Ansar Ali, a member of the Police Authority, stood as an independent candidate.^[37][52]
• Graham Bright, former Conservative MP for Luton South, was the Conservative candidate,^[52][53] replacing former RAF officer Air commodore John Pye, who was initially selected as the Conservative candidate but later stood down.^[38]
• Paul Bullen, a magistrate, was the UKIP candidate.^[52][54]
• Stephen Goldspink, former Peterborough councillor, stood for the English Democrats.^[52][55]
• Farooq Mohammed stood as an independent candidate.^[52]
• Rupert Moss-Eccardt, former Cambridge councillor, stood for the Liberal Democrats.^[52]
• Cllr Ed Murphy was the Labour candidate.^[32][37][52]

Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [56]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Graham Bright	23,731	26.78%	7,909	31,640	​ ​
	Labour	Ed Murphy	17,576	19.84%	7,538	25,114	​ ​
	UKIP	Paul Bullen	14,504	16.37%			​ ​
	Independent	Ansar Ali	12,706	14.34%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Rupert Moss-Eccardt	7,530	8.50%			​ ​
	English Democrats	Stephen Goldspink	7,219	8.15%			​ ​
	Independent	Farooq Mohammed	5,337	6.02%			​ ​
Turnout			88,603	14.77%
Rejected ballots			2,892	3.16%
Total votes			91,495	15.25
Registered electors			599,894
	Conservative win

Cheshire Constabulary

• Ainsley Arnold, Vice Chairman of Cheshire Police Authority, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[57]
• Louise Bours, a former councillor and Mayor of Congleton, was the UKIP candidate.^[57]
• John Dwyer, former assistant chief constable of Cheshire, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Sarah Flannery, a businesswoman, stood as an independent.^[57]
• Cllr John Stockton was the Labour candidate.^[32][58]

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [59]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	John Dwyer	40,122	36.84%	8,469	48,591	​ ​
	Labour	John Stockton	30,974	28.44%	6,376	37,350	​ ​
	Independent	Sarah Flannery	18,596	17.08%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Ainsley Arnold	10,653	9.78%			​ ​
	UKIP	Louise Bours	8,557	7.86%			​ ​
Turnout			108,902	13.74%
Rejected ballots			2,415	2.17%
Total votes			111,317	14.04
Registered electors			792,852
	Conservative win

Cleveland Police

• Sultan Allam was an Independent.
• Cllr Barry Coppinger was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Cllr Ken Lupton was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Joe Michna was the Green Party candidate.

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [60][61]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Barry Coppinger	25,691	41.58%	5,649	31,340	​ ​
	Conservative	Ken Lupton	16,047	25.97%	4,124	20,171	​ ​
	Independent	Sultan Alam	11,561	18.71%			​ ​
	Green	Joe Michna	8,484	13.73%			​ ​
Turnout			61,783	14.73%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors			419,397
	Labour win

Cumbria Constabulary

• Cllr Pru Jupe was the Liberal Democrat candidate.
• Patrick Leonard was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Richard Rhodes, a magistrate and former headmaster, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Mary Robinson stood as an independent candidate.

Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [62][63][64]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Richard Rhodes	18,080	29.04%	7,328	25,408	​ ​
	Labour	Patrick Leonard	15,301	24.58%	5,016	20,317	​ ​
	Independent	Mary Robinson	15,245	24.49%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Pru Jupe	13,625	21.89%			​ ​
Turnout			62,249	15.87%
Rejected ballots			2,014	3.13%
Total votes			64,263	16.38
Registered electors			392,285
	Conservative win

Derbyshire Constabulary

• Alan Charles, Police Authority Deputy, was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• David Gale, a businessman, was the UKIP candidate.
• Rod Hutton, a former Police Officer, stood as an independent.
• Cllr Simon Spencer, Deputy Leader of Derbyshire County Council, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [65][66][67]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Alan Charles	50,028	44.31%	7,220	57,248	​ ​
	Conservative	Simon Spencer	27,690	24.52%	8,779	36,469	​ ​
	UKIP	David Gale	18,097	16.03%			​ ​
	Independent	Rod Hutton	17,093	15.14%			​ ​
Turnout			112,908	14.36%
Rejected ballots			3,049	2.63%
Total votes			115,957	14.74
Registered electors			786,417
	Labour win

Devon and Cornwall Police

• Brian Blake, a former Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and Ministry of Defence Police Officer with three decades service with Devon and Cornwall Police and thirteen years service with the Ministry of Defence Police, stood for the Liberal Democrats.^[68]
• Brian Greenslade, former Chairman of Devon & Cornwall Police Authority, former Liberal Democrat Chairman of Devon County Council and Resources Chair and Board Member APA, stood as an independent.^[38]
• Commodore Tony Hogg, Commanding Officer of RNAS Culdrose, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Ivan Jordan RIBA, chartered architect and farmer, stood as an independent^[69]
• William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation (NFC) and Chairman of the International Council for Press and Broadcasting, stood as an independent candidate.^[70]
• John Smith, a former Chairman of Devon & Cornwall Police Authority and former Liberal Democrat Devon County Councillor, stood as an independent.^[71]
• Nicky Williams was the Labour candidate.^[32]

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [72]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Tony Hogg	55,257	28.98%	14,162	69,419	​ ​
	Independent	Brian Greenslade	24,719	12.96%	12,524	37,243	​ ​
	Labour	Nicky Williams	24,196	12.69%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Blake	23,948	12.56%			​ ​
	UKIP	Robert Smith	16,433	8.62%			​ ​
	Independent	Ivan Jordan	12,382	6.49%			​ ​
	Independent	William Morris	10,586	5.55%			​ ​
	Independent	John Smith	10,171	5.33%			​ ​
	Independent	Graham Calderwood	8,667	4.55%			​ ​
	Independent	Tam Macpherson	4,306	2.26%			​ ​
Turnout			190,665	14.66%
Rejected ballots			6,339	3.22%
Total votes			197,004	15.14
Registered electors			1,300,925
	Conservative win

Dorset Police

• Cllr Andy Canning was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[73]
• Cllr Nick King was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Rachael Rogers was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Retired Detective Chief Inspector Martyn Underhill stood as an Independent^[45]

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012[74][75]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Martyn Underhill	43,425	45.16%	8,505	51,930	​ ​
	Conservative	Nick King	31,165	32.41%	3,286	34,451	​ ​
	Labour	Rachel Rogers	11,596	12.06%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Andy Canning	9,963	10.36%			​ ​
Turnout			96,149	16.34%
Rejected ballots			2,527	2.56%
Total votes			98,676	16.77
Registered electors			588,458
	Independent win

Durham Constabulary

• Michael Costello was the UKIP candidate. He had formerly worked with the Durham force on IT projects.^[76]
• Ron Hogg, former Deputy Chief Constable of Cleveland, was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Kingsley Smith, former Chief Executive of Durham County Council, stood as an independent candidate.^[76]
• Nick Varley was the Conservative candidate.^[38]

Durham Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [77]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Ron Hogg	36,171	51.56%			​ ​
	Independent	Kingsley Smith	18,813	26.83%			​ ​
	UKIP	Michael Costello	8,257	11.77%			​ ​
	Conservative	Nick Varley	6,900	9.84%			​ ​
Turnout			70,141	14.42%
Rejected ballots			1,445	2.02%
Total votes			71,586	14.72
Registered electors			486,264
	Labour win

Essex Police

• Nick Alston, a retired naval officer and director in the Civil Service, was the Conservative candidate.^[38][78]
• Linda Belgrove, former Vice Chair of Essex Police Authority, was an independent candidate.
• Val Morris Cook, deputy leader of Thurrock Council, was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Andrew Smith, a businessman, was the UKIP candidate.
• Mick Thwaites, a former chief superintendent, stood as an independent.^[45]
• Robin Tilbrook, National Chairman of the English Democrats, stood as the English Democrats' candidate.^[45]

Essex Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [79][80]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Nick Alston	51,325	30.51%	11,025	62,350	​ ​
	Independent	Mick Thwaites	40,132	23.85%	18,532	58,664	​ ​
	Labour	Val Morris-Cook	27,926	16.60%			​ ​
	Independent	Linda Belgrove	22,163	13.17%			​ ​
	UKIP	Andrew Smith	15,138	9.00%			​ ​
	English Democrats	Robin Tilbrook	11,550	6.87%			​ ​
Turnout			168,234	12.81%
Rejected ballots			3,452	2.01%
Total votes			171,686	13.07
Registered electors			1,313,745
	Conservative win

Gloucestershire Constabulary

• Victoria Atkins, a lawyer, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Alistair Cameron, former leader of Cheltenham Borough Council, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[81]
• Rupi Dhanda, a lawyer, was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Retired Superintendent Martin Surl stood as an independent^[45]

Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [82][83][84][85]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Martin Surl	27,676	35.26%	8,910	36,586	​ ​
	Conservative	Victoria Atkins	28,422	36.21%	3,917	32,339	​ ​
	Labour	Rupi Dhanda	13,741	17.50%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Alistair Cameron	8,663	11.04%			​ ​
Turnout			78,502	15.96%
Rejected ballots			2,115	2.62%
Total votes			80,617	15.96
Registered electors			491,776
	Independent win

Greater Manchester Police

Tony Lloyd

• Matt Gallagher, a former police officer, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[86]
• Tony Lloyd, Labour MP for Manchester Central until he resigned to fight this election, was the Labour candidate.^[32][45]
• Roy Warren, a magistrate, stood as an independent candidate.
• Michael Winstanley was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Steven Woolfe, a lawyer, was the UKIP candidate.

Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [87][88][89]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Tony Lloyd	139,437	51.23%			​ ​
	Conservative	Michael Winstanley	42,478	15.61%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Matt Gallagher	40,318	14.81%			​ ​
	Independent	Roy Warren	26,664	9.80%			​ ​
	UKIP	Steven Woolfe	23,256	8.55%			​ ​
Turnout			272,153	13.59%
Rejected ballots			6,823	2.45%
Total votes			278,976	13.93
Registered electors			2,002,309
	Labour win

Hampshire Constabulary

• Cllr David Goodall, an Eastleigh Borough Councillor, was the Liberal Democrat Candidate.^[90]
• Simon Hayes was an independent.^[91] He is Chairman of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Crimestoppers, Conservative Councillor and former Chair of Hampshire Police Authority.
• Michael Mates, former Conservative MP for East Hampshire, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Jacqui Rayment was the Labour candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Stephen West, after defecting from the Conservative Party, was the UKIP candidate.^[92]

Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [93][94]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Simon Hayes	47,632	22.48%	33,037	80,669	​ ​
	Conservative	Michael Mates	52,616	24.83%	13,188	65,804	​ ​
	Labour	Jacqui Rayment	38,813	18.32%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	David Goodall	27,197	12.84%			​ ​
	Justice and Anti-Corruption	Don Jerrard	24,443	11.53%			​ ​
	UKIP	Stephen West	21,185	10.00%			​ ​
Turnout			211,886	14.63%
Rejected ballots			5,595	2.57%
Total votes			217,481	15.02
Registered electors			1,448,374
	Independent win

Hertfordshire Constabulary

• Cllr Sherma Batson was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Cllr David Lloyd was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Marion Mason, a former councillor, was the UKIP candidate.
• Cllr Christopher Townsend was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[95]

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [96][97][98]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	David Lloyd	54,686	45.89%	10,899	65,585	​ ​
	Labour	Sherma Batson	34,528	28.98%	8,302	42,830	​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Townsend	16,790	14.09%			​ ​
	UKIP	Marion Mason	13,154	11.04%			​ ​
Turnout			119,158	14.10%
Rejected ballots			3,797	3.09%
Total votes			122,955	14.55
Registered electors			845,253
	Conservative win

Humberside Police

John Prescott in June 2007

• Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, was the UKIP candidate, while his running mate was Mike Speakman, the former Humberside Police Deputy Chief Constable.^[99][100]
• Cllr Simone Butterworth, former leader of Hull City Council, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[101]
• Paul Davison, a former chief superintendent, stood as an independent.^[100]
• Cllr Matthew Grove was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was the Labour candidate having defeated Ian Cawsey, former MP for Brigg and Goole in the nomination process.^[32][102]
• Walter Sweeney, former Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan, ran as an independent.^[100]
• Neil Eyre also stood as an independent.

Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [103][104]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Matthew Grove	29,440	22.01%	12,724	42,164	​ ​
	Labour	John Prescott	33,282	24.88%	6,651	39,933	​ ​
	Independent	Paul Davison	28,807	21.54%			​ ​
	UKIP	Godfrey Bloom	21,484	16.06%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Simone Butterworth	11,655	8.71%			​ ​
	Independent	Walter Sweeney	5,118	3.83%			​ ​
	Independent	Neil Eyre	3,976	2.97%			​ ​
Turnout			133,762	19.15%
Rejected ballots			2,303	1.69%
Total votes			136,065	19.48
Registered electors			698,556
	Conservative win

Kent Police

• Ann Barnes, magistrate and former chair of Kent Police Authority, stood as an independent.^[105][106]
• Dayantha Liyanage, former Liberal Democrat mayor of Medway, stood as an independent.^[107][108]
• Cllr Craig Mackinlay, chartered accountant/tax adviser, Conservative councillor on Medway Council and former UKIP acting leader, was the Conservative candidate having defeated Francois Gordon, former Ambassador to Ivory Coast and Jan Berry, former Chairwoman of the Police Federation of England and Wales in the nomination process.^[38][109]
• Steven Uncles, NHS IT and facilities manager, was the English Democrats candidate.^[110]
• Cllr Piers Wauchope, criminal barrister and UKIP councillor on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, was the UKIP candidate.^[111]
• Cllr Harriet Yeo, president of the TSSA, chair of the NEC and leader of the Labour Group on Ashford Borough Council, was the Labour candidate.^[32][45]

Kent Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [112][113]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Ann Barnes	95,901	46.80%	18,236	114,137	​ ​
	Conservative	Craig Mackinlay	51,671	25.22%	8,577	60,248	​ ​
	Labour	Harriet Yeo	23,005	11.23%			​ ​
	UKIP	Piers Wauchope	15,885	7.75%			​ ​
	English Democrats	Steven Uncles	10,789	5.27%			​ ​
	Independent	Dayantha Liyanage	7,666	3.74%			​ ​
Turnout			204,917	15.98%
Rejected ballots			3,931	1.88%
Total votes			208,848	16.29
Registered electors			1,281,968
	Independent win

Lancashire Constabulary

• Afzal Anwar, a barrister, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.
• Cllr Tim Ashton, of Lancashire County Council was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Robert Drobny, former Deputy Mayor of Preesall, was the UKIP candidate.
• Cllr Clive Grunshaw, former chair of resources for the Lancashire Police Authority, was the Labour candidate.^[32]

Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [114][115][116]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Clive Grunshaw	66,017	39.28%	13,773	79,790	​ ​
	Conservative	Tim Ashton	58,428	34.76%	14,834	73,262	​ ​
	UKIP	Robert Drobny	25,228	15.01%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Afzal Anwar	18,396	10.95%			​ ​
Turnout			168,069	15.05%
Rejected ballots			4,643	2.69%
Total votes			172,712	15.47
Registered electors			1,116,623
	Labour win

Leicestershire Constabulary

Clive Loader

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader, a parish councillor^[117] who was until 2009 the Commander-in-Chief of the RAF Air Command, was the Conservative candidate.^[38][118]
• Suleman Nagdi, a community worker and businessman, stood as an independent.^[119]
• Cllr Sarah Russell, an assistant mayor of Leicester City Council and chair of the Safer Leicester Partnership which coordinates the police, Probation Service, NHS and city council,^[120] was the Labour candidate.^[32][121]

Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [122][123][124]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Sir Clive Loader	59,915	48.43%	4,746	64,661	​ ​
	Labour	Sarah Russell	42,503	34.36%	9,332	51,835	​ ​
	Independent	Suleman Nagdi	21,292	17.21%			​ ​
Turnout			123,710	15.92%
Rejected ballots			3,371	2.65%
Total votes			127,081	16.36
Registered electors			776,925
	Conservative win

Lincolnshire Police

• Mervyn Barrett, a crime reduction expert and former government advisor, stood as an independent^[125] but withdrew.^[126]
• David Bowles, former Chief Executive of Lincolnshire County Council, stood as an independent under the banner 'Campaign to Stop Politicians Running Policing'.^[127]
• Cllr Richard Davies was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Cllr Paul Gleeson was the Labour candidate.^[128]
• Alan Hardwick, former TV presenter, stood as an independent.^[129]

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [130][131][132][133][134]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Alan Hardwick	26,272	31.37%	12,949	39,221	​ ​
	Campaign to Stop Politicians Running Policing	David Bowles	27,345	32.66%	7,741	35,086	​ ​
	Conservative	Richard Davies	19,872	23.73%			​ ​
	Labour	Paul Gleeson	10,247	12.24%			​ ​
Turnout			83,736	15.28%
Rejected ballots			1,890	2.21%
Total votes			85,626	15.63
Registered electors			547,843
	Independent win

Merseyside Police

Jane Kennedy

• Geoff Gubb, a businessman, was the Conservative candidate.^[135][136]
• Hilary Jones, a magistrate, was the UKIP candidate.
• Jane Kennedy, former Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, was the Labour candidate, having defeated Peter Kilfoyle, former MP for Liverpool Walton in the nomination process.^[32][137]
• Paula Keaveney, former Lib Dem councillor, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.
• Kiron Reid was an independent candidate. A lecturer in law at Liverpool University, former Liverpool City Councillor for Anfield and Merseyside Police Authority member, Reid was a Liberal Democrat activist previously.^[138]

Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [139][140]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Jane Kennedy	70,884	56.18%			​ ​
	Conservative	Geoff Gubb	15,870	12.58%			​ ​
	Independent	Kiron Reid	14,379	11.40%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Paula Keaveney	9,192	7.29%			​ ​
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	8,704	6.90%			​ ​
	English Democrats	Paul Rimmer	7,142	5.66%			​ ​
Turnout			126,171	12.44%
Rejected ballots			2,915	2.26%
Total votes			129,086	12.73
Registered electors			1,014,183
	Labour win

Norfolk Constabulary

• Colonel Jamie Athill was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Stephen Bett, a former Conservative county councillor and former police authority chairman, stood as an independent candidate.^[141]
• Cllr James Joyce, a Norfolk county councillor and former Norfolk Police Authority member, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[142]
• Cllr Steve Morphew, former leader of Norwich City Council, was the Labour candidate.^[32][45]

Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [143][144]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Stephen Bett	27,842	28.66%	12,146	39,988	​ ​
	Conservative	Jamie Athill	30,834	31.74%	5,771	36,605	​ ​
	Labour	Steve Morphew	21,456	22.08%			​ ​
	UKIP	Matthew Smith	9,633	9.91%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	James Joyce	7,392	7.61%			​ ​
Turnout			97,157	14.51%
Rejected ballots			3,251	3.24%
Total votes			100,408	15.00
Registered electors			669,387
	Independent win

North Yorkshire Police

With two candidates, the voting system was first past the post.^[145]

North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012[146][147]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia Mulligan	47,885	58.25%	N/A
	Labour	Ruth Potter	34,328	41.75%	N/A
Turnout			82,213	13.25%	N/A
Rejected ballots			6,406	7.23%	N/A
Total votes			88,619	14.28	N/A
Registered electors			620,497
	Conservative win

Northamptonshire Constabulary

• Lee Barron, the Labour candidate, announced his intention to withdraw on 31 October, when he revealed that he had committed a minor offence 22 years ago, which meant that he would be ineligible to take up the post if elected. As he missed the official deadline to withdraw, his name still appeared on the ballot paper as the Labour Party candidate.^[148]
• Jim MacArthur stood for UKIP.^[37]
• John Norrie was an independent candidate.^[149]
• Adam Simmonds was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Paul Varnsverry, former Northampton borough councillor, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.

Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [150]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Adam Simmonds	30,436	30.08%	10,487	40,923	​ ​
	Labour	Lee Barron	25,098	24.81%	5,453	30,551	​ ​
	Independent	John Norrie	19,276	19.05%			​ ​
	UKIP	Jim MacArthur	18,963	18.74%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Varnsverry	7,394	7.31%			​ ​
Turnout			101,167	19.50%
Rejected ballots			3,474	3.32%
Total votes			104,641	20.17
Registered electors			518,829
	Conservative win

Northumbria Police

• Vera Baird, former Labour MP for Redcar, was the Labour candidate having defeated Hilton Dawson, former MP for Lancaster and Wyre in the nomination process.^[32][45]
• Alistair Baxter, a businessman with 40 years of experience, was the candidate for UKIP.^[151]
• Phil Butler, a former Detective Inspector and Newcastle upon Tyne resident, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Peter Andras, a Councillor for Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne and a Newcastle University lecturer, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [152][153]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Vera Baird	100,170	56.02%			​ ​
	Conservative	Phil Butler	45,845	25.64%			​ ​
	UKIP	Alistair Baxter	18,876	10.56%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Andras	13,916	7.78%			​ ​
Turnout			178,807	16.45%
Rejected ballots			3,887	2.13%
Total votes			182,694	16.80
Registered electors			1,087,220
	Labour win

Nottinghamshire Police

• Dr Raj Chandran, a retired GP, stood as an independent candidate.^[154]
• Tony Roberts, Newark and Sherwood District councillor, was the Conservative candidate after the former leader of Bassetlaw District Council, Mike Quigley, pulled out due to a "minor offence" committed in 1968.^[155]
• Malcolm Spencer, a former detective who served with the police force for 30 years, stood as an independent candidate.^[154]
• Paddy Tipping, former Labour MP for Sherwood, was the Labour candidate.^[32][45]

Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [156][157][158]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Paddy Tipping	57,356	43.13%	8,563	65,919	​ ​
	Independent	Malcolm Spencer	30,263	22.76%	22,526	52,789	​ ​
	Conservative	Tony Roberts	26,304	19.78%			​ ​
	Independent	Raj Chandran	19,050	14.33%			​ ​
Turnout			132,973	16.42%
Rejected ballots			2,769	2.04%
Total votes			135,742	16.77
Registered electors			809,594
	Labour win

South Yorkshire Police

• David Allen was the English Democrats candidate.^[159]
• Jonathan Arnott, General Secretary of the UK Independence Party, was the UKIP candidate^[160]
• Nigel Bonson was the Conservative candidate.^[161]
• Robert Teal was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[162]
• Shaun Wright, Vice-Chair of the South Yorkshire Police Authority, was the Labour candidate, having defeated Meredydd Hughes, former Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police in the nomination process.^[32]

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [163]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Shaun Wright	74,615	51.35%			​ ​
	English Democrats	David Allen	22,608	15.56%			​ ​
	Conservative	Nigel Bonson	21,075	14.51%			​ ​
	UKIP	Jonathan Arnott	16,773	11.54%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Teal	10,223	7.04%			​ ​
Turnout			145,294	14.53%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors			1,000,015
	Labour win

Shaun Wright resigned on 16 September 2014, necessitating the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014

Staffordshire Police

With two candidates, the voting system was first past the post.

Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012[164][165]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Ellis	51,237	51.85%	N/A
	Labour	Joy Garner	47,589	48.15%	N/A
Turnout			98,826	11.63%	N/A
Rejected ballots			2,843	2.80%	N/A
Total votes			101,669	11.96	N/A
Registered electors			849,784
	Conservative win

Suffolk Constabulary

• Jane Basham was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• David Cocks was an independent candidate .^[166]
• Cllr Tim Passmore was the Conservative candidate.^[38]

Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [167][168][169][170]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Tim Passmore	29,805	35.00%	7,141	36,946	​ ​
	Labour	Jane Basham	29,967	35.19%	5,038	35,005	​ ​
	Independent	David Cocks	14,217	16.69%			​ ​
	UKIP	Bill Mountford	11,179	13.13%			​ ​
Turnout			85,168	15.41%
Rejected ballots			3,330	3.76%
Total votes			88,498	16.01
Registered electors			552,780
	Conservative win

Surrey Police

• Robert Evans, former Labour MEP, was the Labour candidate.^[32]
• Kevin Hurley stood as Zero Tolerance Policing Ex Chief.^[37]
• Julie Iles, a magistrate, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Nick O'Shea was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[171]
• Peter Williams, the former chairman of Surrey Police Authority, was an independent candidate.^[37]

Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [172]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief	Kevin Hurley	34,378	26.12%	18,415	52,793	​ ​
	Conservative	Julie Iles	34,391	26.13%	10,677	45,068	​ ​
	Independent	Peter Williams	26,292	19.97%			​ ​
	Labour	Robert Evans	17,384	13.21%			​ ​
	UKIP	Robert Shatwell	10,684	8.12%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Nick O'Shea	8,503	6.46%			​ ​
Turnout			131,632	15.36%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors			856,968
	Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief win

Sussex Police

• Cllr Katy Bourne was the Conservative candidate.^[38][173]
• Ian Chisnall stood as an independent candidate.^[174][175]
• Cllr Godfrey Daniel was the Labour candidate.^[32][176]

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [177][178]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Katy Bourne	59,635	31.51%	20,393	80,028	​ ​
	Labour	Godfrey Daniel	40,765	21.54%	14,837	55,602	​ ​
	Independent	Ian Chisnall	38,930	20.57%			​ ​
	UKIP	Tony Armstrong	29,327	15.50%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	David Rogers	20,579	10.87%			​ ​
Turnout			189,236	15.33%
Rejected ballots			5,982	3.06%
Total votes			195,218	15.82
Registered electors			1,234,166
	Conservative win

Thames Valley Police

• Professor John Howson, an expert in education, a magistrate and a leading member of the Magistrates' Association, was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[179]
• Brigadier Anthony Stansfeld, former Chief of Staff Intelligence in the Far East, was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Tim Starkey was the Labour candidate.^[32]

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [180][181]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Anthony Stansfeld	76,011	34.70%	18,227	94,238	​ ​
	Labour	Tim Starkey	56,631	25.85%	13,772	70,403	​ ​
	Independent	Geoff Howard	31,716	14.48%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	John Howson	20,511	9.36%			​ ​
	UKIP	Barry Cooper	19,324	8.82%			​ ​
	Independent	Patience Tayo Awe	14,878	6.79%			​ ​
Turnout			219,071	12.90%
Rejected ballots			7,445	3.29%
Total votes			226,516	13.34
Registered electors			1,698,041
	Conservative win

Warwickshire Police

• Fraser Pithie, former councillor, was the Conservative candidate.^[38][45]
• James Plaskitt, the former Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, was the Labour candidate.^[32][182]

Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [183]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Ron Ball	21,410	33.30%	11,821	33,231	​ ​
	Labour	James Plaskitt	22,308	34.70%	2,892	25,200	​ ​
	Conservative	Fraser Pithie	20,571	32.00%			​ ​
Turnout			64,289	15.23%
Rejected ballots			1,796	2.72%
Total votes			66,085	15.65
Registered electors			422,189
	Independent win

West Mercia Police

• Cllr Adrian Blackshaw was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Bill Longmore stood as an independent.^[184]
• Simon Murphy, former Labour MEP for West Midlands constituency, was the Labour candidate.^[32]

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [185]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Bill Longmore	50,900	37.75%	21,055	71,955	​ ​
	Conservative	Adrian Blackshaw	49,298	36.56%	5,201	54,499	​ ​
	Labour	Simon Murphy	34,652	25.70%			​ ​
Turnout			134,850	14.54%
Rejected ballots			4,273	3.07%
Total votes			139,123	15.00
Registered electors			927,649
	Independent win

West Midlands Police

• Matt Bennett was the Conservative candidate.^[38]
• Bob Jones was the Labour candidate.^[32][186]

Bob Jones died on 1 July 2014, necessitating the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, 2014.^[187]

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [188]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Bob Jones	100,130	42.00%	17,285	117,415	​ ​
	Conservative	Matt Bennett	44,130	18.51%	11,555	55,685	​ ​
	Independent	Cath Hannon	30,778	12.91%			​ ​
	UKIP	Bill Etheridge	17,563	7.37%			​ ​
	Independent	Derek Webley	17,488	7.34%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Ayoub Khan	15,413	6.47%			​ ​
	Independent	Mike Rumble	12,882	5.40%			​ ​
Turnout			238,384	11.96%
Rejected ballots			7,063	2.88%
Total votes			245,447	12.31
Registered electors			1,993,998
	Labour win

West Yorkshire Police

Mark Burns-Williamson

• Mark Burns-Williamson OBE was the Labour candidate.^[32][189]
• Cllr Geraldine Carter was the Conservative candidate.^[38]

West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [190][191][192]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Mark Burns-Williamson	102,817	47.88%	11,919	114,736	​ ​
	Independent	Cedric Christie	49,299	22.96%	22,577	71,876	​ ​
	Conservative	Geraldine Carter	45,365	21.13%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Marchington	17,247	8.03%			​ ​
Turnout			214,728	13.34%
Rejected ballots			8,277	3.71%
Total votes			223,005	13.85
Registered electors			1,609,615
	Labour win

Wiltshire Police

• Paul Batchelor was the Liberal Democrat candidate.^[193][194]
• Cllr Angus Macpherson was the Conservative candidate.^[38][194]
• Claire Moody was the Labour candidate.^[32][194]
• John Short, a former deputy Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council and then a councillor for Highworth ward (elected as a Conservative) was the UKIP candidate.^[194][195]
• Liam Silcocks stood as an independent.^[194][196]
• Counter terrorism specialist Colin Skelton was an independent candidate.^[194][197]

Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [198][199]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Conservative	Angus Macpherson	28,558	36.24%	6,761	35,319	​ ​
	Labour	Claire Moody	16,198	20.56%	4,959	21,157	​ ​
	Independent	Colin Skelton	11,446	14.53%			​ ​
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Batchelor	10,130	12.86%			​ ​
	UKIP	John Short	7,250	9.20%			​ ​
	Independent	Liam Silcocks	5,212	6.61%			​ ​
Turnout			78,794	15.30%
Rejected ballots			2,683	3.29%
Total votes			81,477	15.83
Registered electors			514,855
	Conservative win

Wales

Dyfed-Powys Police

With two candidates, the voting system was first past the post.

Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012[200]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Salmon	32,887	50.86%	N/A
	Labour	Christine Gwyther	31,773	49.14%	N/A
Turnout			64,660	16.38%	N/A
Rejected ballots			2,912	4.31%	N/A
Total votes			67,572	17.12	N/A
Registered electors			394,784
	Conservative win

Gwent Police

• Retired Chief superintendent Ian Johnston QPM stood as an Independent^[201]
• Solicitor Hamish Sandison was the Labour candidate.^[32][45]
• Nick Webb was the Conservative candidate.^[202]
• Retired Police Sergeant Christopher Edwin Wright stood as an independent^[45]

Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [203]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Ian Johnston	23,531	39.64%	6,217	29,748	​ ​
	Labour	Hamish Sandison	23,087	38.89%	1,549	24,636	​ ​
	Conservative	Nick Webb	6,630	11.17%			​ ​
	Independent	Christopher Wright	6,118	10.31%			​ ​
Turnout			59,366	13.97%
Rejected ballots			1,555	2.55%
Total votes			60,921	14.34
Registered electors			424,903
	Independent win

A polling station in Bettws in Newport had a turnout of zero.^[204]

North Wales Police

North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [205]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Independent	Winston Roddick	25,715	33.07%	9,973	35,688	​ ​
	Labour	Tal Michael	23,066	29.67%	4,062	27,128	​ ​
	Conservative	Colm McCabe	11,485	14.77%			​ ​
	Independent	Richard Hibbs	11,453	14.73%			​ ​
	UKIP	Warwick Nicholson	6,034	7.76%			​ ​
Turnout			77,753	14.83%
Rejected ballots			2,150	2.69%
Total votes			79,903	15.24
Registered electors			524,252
	Independent win

South Wales Police

Alun Michael

• Former Police Sergeant turned lawyer Michael A. Baker stood for election as an independent candidate ^[206][207]
• Former Prison Officer Caroline Jones was the Conservative Party candidate ^[208]
• Former First Minister and Labour MP Alun Michael, who represented Cardiff South and Penarth, was the Labour candidate.^[32][209]
• Retired businessman Antonio Verderame stood as an independent candidate.^[210]

South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012 [211]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Alun Michael	66,879	46.95%	5,372	72,251	​ ​
	Independent	Michael A. Baker	46,264	32.48%	14,520	60,784	​ ​
	Conservative	Caroline Jones	20,913	14.68%			​ ​
	Independent	Antonio Verderame	8,378	5.8%			​ ​
Turnout			142,434	14.70%
Rejected ballots
Total votes
Registered electors			969,020
	Labour win

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